Photo Friday: Commemorating 9/11

 

 A few weeks ago we celebrated the 10th anniversary of 9/11.  It is so crazy to me that it was so long ago.  I can still remember where I was when I all the events unfolded that day. To commemorate the events of that day there was one event that stood out to me. It probably stood out to me because my brother Bill created the entire event.  He created it for UNCW students to have a way to show there respect, appreciation and remembrance of that day.

On the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 9, more than 1,500 University of North Carolina Wilmington students, faculty and staff came together in formation to represent the twin towers and the pentagon in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. The unique event was created and organized by Bill Hawks. Each member of the UNC Wilmington family held up the name of a victim of the terrorist attacks in honor of all of those who lost their lives, and the first responders and veterans who continue to serve the United States. 

I am so proud of my little brother, who isn't so little anymore.  He did such a great job at creating an event that meant so much to so many. 

  I have also attached a video of how the students came in....it is very cool!  Check it out!

Sweet and Saucy

Last night I made one of the Corbett favorites for dinner and I thought that I would share the recipe as it was so good!  I got this recipe from the Pampered Chef cooking light cook book and we just love it!   They are sweet and saucy turkey meatballs!

1lb of 97% fat free turkey
1 egg white
1/4 bread crumbs
1/4 of an onion chopped up
1 tbs of dried thyme
1 pressed garlic clove (I use a little extra and chopped it!)

Combine these ingredients and then make your meatballs and place them on a baking sheet in the oven at 400 for 15 min.

In a separate bowl make your sauce by combining:

1 can of cranberry sauce
1/4 cup of orange marmalade
1/4 cup of ketchup
2 tbs of brown sugar
1 tbs of worcestershire sauce

 After the meatballs have cooked  15 min you pour the sauce that you have made on top of them and then cook for another 15 min.  I recommend putting foil on your pan so you don't ruin it!  Once you pull them out,,,,enjoy!  I always make a double batch as they are amazing and can be frozen for later use!  I have also placed them in crock pot with the extra sauce after I have baked them to keep them warm and then served them at a party we had....they were so good, we ran out!  The best part is, is that they are healthy! No guilt eating these!  Enjoy

(4 meatballs): Calories 170 (19% from fat), Total Fat 3.5 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Carbohydrate 23 g, Protein 12 g, Sodium 340 mg, Fiber less than 1 g

Photo Friday: Annoucing the Big News

So it worked out that we officially found out we were pregnant right before Fathers Day.  We decided it would be the perfect day to tell our families about Baby C. Since I couldn't tell my family in person I wanted to make it extra special. So I had my best friend Meredith deliver a special cake to my mom and dad who were visiting my sister Ashley, her husband Neil and my nephew Fletcher. The cake had a very special message on it and I was lucky enough to have Meredith's now Finance video the whole thing for us!  It was so fun.  I was on skype with them as well, so it was like I was really there.

You probably want to fast forward to about 1:45 to see the good stuff...... it is kind of a long video so watch what you want... the best part like I said from 1:45 to about 3:00 min!

Wedding Bells!

I am so excited to announce that my best friend Ms. Meredith Beeker has found her match and is now engaged to Mr. Chadwick Tucker!  Meredith and I have been friends for the past  11 years and I am so lucky to have a friend like her. She stood by me the day I married Joe and has been apart of my daily life since we met in college. She has been my roommate and honestly really like a sister to me. We have laughed together and cried together and everything in between together.

I am so happy as I have prayed for years for her Mr. right and he is here!  They have been dating for a year and Chad asked Meredith to marry him over labor day weekend with a most beautiful ring!  Way to go Chad! Chad is a very lucky man and we are so excited to welcome him to our family. I am so thrilled for the day they will become man and wife and until then I can't wait to help plan and celebrate this special time in their lives! Congratulations!

     Here is a peek of her bling! Love the sparkle!

Photo Friday: Little Feet

I have attached a few pics of baby C from our 11 wk apt. I know these things can be hard to see sometimes but we hope you can make it out. The baby is head down and butt up in the air. You can see little legs and feet off to the left of the rump! I can't believe that you can see little feet that early on! God is so good!

We can't wait until we can meet our little one, but for now we will continue to admire the pics that the Dr. has taken for us! We will have more pics to post of our little bean in two weeks when we go for our next apt! Until then enjoy!

I have attached a few pics of baby C from our 11 wk apt. I know these things can be hard to see sometimes but we hope you can make it out.  The baby is head down and butt up in the air. You can see little legs and feet off to the left of the rump! I can't believe that you can see little feet that early on!  God is so good!

  We can't wait until we can meet our little one, but for now we will continue to admire the pics that the Dr. has taken for us!  We will have more pics to post of our little bean in two weeks when we go for our next apt! Until then enjoy!

And then there were 3!

Yes it is true....the Corbett family is growing!  I apologize for just now getting back to the blog, but the past several months have been very overwhelming as we have begun the journey into parenthood!  We could not be more thrilled that the Lord has chosen us to become parents.  This is something that we have prayed very hard for and we feel so honored that the Lord heard our prayer and chose to give us the desire of our hearts.  There is a lot to share about our journey in becoming parents but I will save that for another day.  Today I just wanted to share our joy with all of you who keep up the the Corbett's and I promise that going forward I will not go 4 months without a blog update.  Baby C is due this February and as of today I am 16 weeks pregnant and feeling pretty good! I will post pics of baby C later this week as well as catch you up on where we have been the past several months!  Hope you are all doing well and we can't wait to share this journey with all of you!